Yamaha FL200A Owner's Manual

Also see for F200A: Rigging guide Supplementary service manual

2-9GBEMU00934Engine Stop Lanyard SwitchThe lock-plate 1 must be attached to theengine stop lanyard switch for the engine torun. The lanyard 2 should be attached to asecure place on the operator’s clothing, orarm or leg. Should the operator fall over-board or leave the helm, the lanyard will pullout the lock plate, stopping ignition to theengine. This will prevent the boat from run-ning away under power.WARNING@ Attach the lanyard to a secure place onyour clothing, your arm or leg whileoperating. Do not attach the lanyard to clothingthat could tear loose. Do not route thelanyard in such a way that it couldbecome entangled, preventing it fromfunctioning. Avoid accidentally pulling the lanyardduring normal operation. Loss ofengine power means the loss of moststeering control. Also, without enginepower, the boat could slow rapidly.This could cause people and objectsin the boat to be thrown forward.@NOTE:@The engine cannot be started with the lock-plate removed.@